Computer & electronics hardware
Kees Schep
Helped develop blue-laser optical-disc storage systems with much greater capacity than todays DVDs. The discs are now being introduced commercially.
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Aaron Hertzmann
Combines machine learning and graphics to capture the motion of actors, dancers, and athletes -- and to generate realistic animations for films and video games.
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J. J. Cadiz
Invented a better approach to alleviating information overload.
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Maria Petrucci-Samija
Created materials that might soon make such integrated photonic circuits possible.
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Ari Juels
Improved the security and privacy of radio frequency identification tags, as well as cryptographic tools for authentication systems.